There are phrases that echo in conversations, float through memes, and sit comfortably in the comments of emotional social media reels. But few pack as much punch as: “I felt that in my soul.”

It’s not just a throwaway line. It’s a confession. A vulnerability. A truth that, somehow, someone else has voiced something on a profoundly spiritual level.

It’s more than empathy. It’s more than understanding. It’s an emotional response to words or experiences that reach past the mind and the heart all the way to the deepest part of us. That space where our pain hides and our memories linger.

When we hear a song lyric, a line in a movie, a confession from a stranger, a short video, or even a simple tweet, it feels like someone just unlocked a door inside us. This is also true when we read the Bible.

In the book of Hebrews, it says, “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12) I think if that were being written today, he might write, “The word of God will speak to you in ways that you will be able to feel in your soul.” There are lines, chapters, stories, and books that will grab ahold of you at a deep level, and you will feel something spiritual that you never thought possible.

I am often inspired and touched by the writings and videos of others, but nothing hits so profoundly as the scripture.